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submitted by Robert Cauthorn for team Urban farming 89 weeks 1 day 39 minutes ago
From Pennsylvania church ladies to Iowa dairymen, the locavore, small-is-good, organic food movement born in Northern California has penetrated America's heartland, where it is waging a pitchfork rebellion, much of it on the Internet, against the agricultural establishment.
After long dismissing the new food movement as a...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 156 weeks 2 days 21 hours 45 minutes ago
Many consumers, apparently disregarding the fine print of the salmonella outbreak and food recall caused by a Georgia peanut plant, are swearing off all brands of peanut butter, driving down sales by nearly 25 percent.
The drop-off is so striking that brands like Jif are taking the...(more)
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submitted by Ari 175 weeks 2 days 28 minutes ago
Known within the industry as the guru of artisan bread, Suas has made a career out of responding to similar quandaries. The native Frenchman has worked with all the big names in the bread world. From local outfits like Acme, Grace Baking and Semifreddi's to La...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 115 weeks 2 days 19 hours 7 minutes ago
Emily Luchetti's moist steamed pudding, firm enough to cut like a cake, is good made up to two days ahead. Wrap in plastic wrap and store at room temperature.
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submitted by Julia Leigh 159 weeks 2 days 11 hours 23 minutes ago
Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. I asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 192 weeks 5 days 14 hours 9 minutes ago
THOUGH wine tastings seem to have become less pretentious in recent years, it’s still rare to hear a top varietal compared to Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. But at coffee tastings — known to aficionados as cuppings — there is no prescribed lexicon, and a lot more...(more)
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written by Grace 232 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago
Many of my friends have tried becoming a vegetarian.
And they do this for all sorts of reasons - because
it hits them that they are eating "death" when they
eat meat, because they think it will help them lose
weight, because it sounds nice, because it's better
for their...(more)
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submitted by Suzy 154 weeks 1 day 21 hours 53 minutes ago
Q: I love peanut butter, but why do manufacturers remove the oil and replace it with other fats? Aren't they doing a disservice to a healthy food?
A: There is a lot to say about peanut butter these days.
I'm with you on the nutritional point. My idea...(more)
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submitted by Christopher 232 weeks 10 hours 1 minute ago
At summer’s start the Bread Bakers Guild, a society of American artisan bakers, staged Camp Bread, a three-day jamboree of classes and visits to bakeries, restaurants, and flour mills in the Bay Area. The event, only in its second year, sold out the day it was...(more)
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submitted by Christopher 232 weeks 10 hours 5 minutes ago
SHARING pain is usually deemed a good thing. So advocates of dishing out agony will be gladdened that the wallet-crunching pangs of car drivers filling up with petrol are now equalled by the wince-inducing stabs felt by shoppers piling up their supermarket trolleys. As oil prices...(more)
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submitted by Micca 241 weeks 2 days 21 hours 11 minutes ago
JORHAT Indian scientists have invented a pill and fizzy drink that offer all the pleasures of drinking a freshly brewed cup of tea.
The four scientists, who are based in the state of Assam, the heart of India’s tea industry, said they were confident that the chewable...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 235 weeks 6 days 8 hours 26 minutes ago
A team of U.S. health officials came to Beijing on Tuesday for talks on tightening controls over food and drug trade, amid tensions triggered by U.S. restrictions on questionable — and sometimes dangerous — Chinese products.
